Kia ora koutou, Namaste, Talofa Lava, Konnichiwa, Ni hao, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Chao, Hallo, Zdravstvuite, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Salam, Suostei, Hola, Annoyong Haseyo, Caio, Nei ho, Suoday, Ni sa Bula, Kamusta, Xin chào, Gutentag, Bonjour

I hope everyone has been enjoying the sunshine.  This time last year we had been hit quite hard by bad weather with Cyclone Gabrielle forcing us to close our school which was something I had never experienced in all my years in education.  Thankfully we have had a smoother start to the beginning of our school year weather wise and as we settle into the year ahead it is excellent to see our tamariki so engaged in their learning too.  

We have some great events coming up over the next few weeks so please keep your eye out for information and reminders about these on Skool Loop and in our newsletters.  Swimming sports for our Tuakana Team will be on Tuesday 5 March.  More information will follow about this but if you have any questions please ask your child’s teacher.   On Friday, 8 March from 5-8pm, our school will be hosting the special IHAD whānau event.  This has traditionally been held at Tikipunga High School but this year we are super excited to be hosting it here.  It is an amazing event with side show activities, kai and lots of fun things for whānau to enjoy.  Hopefully, many of you will be able to come along.

On Wednesday 6 March and Thursday 7 March we will be having our Whānau Kōrero afternoons.  Teachers are really looking forward to meeting with whānau to hear the goals and aspirations you may have for your tamariki at school this year.  We are always so grateful that our whānau set aside the time to come along with your tamariki to our Whānau Kōrero afternoons as we can learn so much from you all.  As a kura, we love to get your opinions and feedback around our teaching and learning programmes too.  If you have any further suggestions around this please let our office know.   Have a wonderful week everyone.

Mauri Ora!

Tumuaki Sharon

The winners of books for the previous 3 weeks were:

Rm 1: Aeriel, Martin
Rm 2: Zaira-Rose, Ita'lee
Rm 3: Wairere
Rm 4: Jordon, Zaryah
Rm 10: Sinaraa, Tayla, Simeon
Rm 11: Hemi
Rm 12: Kingston
Rm 13: Arion, Nathan
Rm 14: Rewi, Eerika

The winners of the Ngā Mātāpono Awards for the last 3 weeks:

Rm 1: Miracle, Rico, Ivan, Tama, Daelyn
Rm 2: Te Hira, Hadassah, Troy, Lance, Manaia
Rm 3: Evander, Tahu, Lucy
Rm 4: Raniera, Aylah, Chaz, Wairangi
Rm 6: Moana
Rm 8: Flynn, Lilly, Patrick, Jessica
Rm 10: Archer, Didi, Hannah, Paula, Norton-Reks, Kason, Char'Lee, Connor, Te Ari
Rm 12: Preston, Ava-Leigh, Skyla, Anabelle, Adele, Jayden, Payton
Rm 13: Jayde, Maahaki, Caleb, Maddison, O'Shea, Kianna, Kajahrn
Rm 14: Syhlas, Neveah, Dre, Brandon, Lexi

Please remember to use our school drop off zone when dropping off or collecting your child. The carpark at our Corks road entrance is for staff, school deliveries and pedestrian access. Do not park and wait on the yellow lines. The drop off zone is on Okaihau Place, which is off Wairau Drive and has been specifically designed to help keep our tamariki as safe as possible when arriving and leaving school grounds.

The crossing by the gate at 38 Corks road is monitored by a staff member there to assist with students crossing safely between 8.35am-8.55am.

School gates are to remain securely closed at all times, when you come in to the school via any gate, please ensure it clicks shut behind you as you come in or out. This is for the safety of our tamariki and we appreciate your understanding.

Here is the menu for this's week's school lunch. More detailed information is published on the Lunch by Libelle website: www.lunchbylibelle.co.nz

Kia ora whānau, we continue to pride ourselves on being a KiVa kura. At the end of last year our tamariki participated in an online KiVa survey. Data has shown that tamariki are feeling positive about the atmosphere within our kura, that difference is accepted and reports of bullying have decreased. It is great to both see and hear how tamariki are becoming much more aware of what bullying is, and how they can be active participants in its decrease. Classroom lessons that complement the KiVa program continue to be taught across our kura. Due to staffing changes we have two new additions to our KiVa team, welcome aboard to Whaea Rachael and Mrs Jensen who will be working with Whaea Deanne and Whaea Aimee. To access information about the KiVa program please visit our school website and click on the ‘our learning’ tab at the top where you will find ‘KiVa Program’. 

 

Ngā mihi,

Whaea Aimee. 

A korero with your child’s teacher to talk and plan your goals, dreams and aspirations for your child this year. These are held in the classroom with the teacher. School will finish at 1pm on Wednesday 6th March, lunch will still be provided. Bookings go live at 2.30pm on Friday 23rd Feb on the SKOOL LOOP App – 15 min time slots. 

Wednesday 6 March 1:30pm – 6pm (Early school finish at 1pm ) 
Thursday 7 March, 3:30pm – 6pm. (Finish at normal time 3pm) 

We look forward to this korero to share all the great things about your child. Nau mai, haere mai e te whānau 

Kia ora school whanau,
Our senior tamariki (year 4, 5, and 6) will being taking part in swimming sports on Tuesday 5 March.
Come along and cheer for the tamariki. The sun might be out so bring a hat and a water bottle.
We will start with our Fun events e.g. flutter boards, dolphin dive. then after break we will move onto the Competitive strokes i.e. freestyle and backstroke. To finish we will have a Fun relay: tamariki vs adults. Please bring your togs and join in.

11:45 – 12:55 Fun events
1:00 – 1:40 Lunch break
1:45 – 2:30 Competitive strokes and Relay: tamariki vs adults

Thanks for your time,
Glen Campbell.

One of the new government’s 100-day initiatives is about ‘Phones away for the day’ in schools.  We would like to remind our whānau of our usual practice around this and that is - if any student needs to bring a phone to school that the phone needs to be handed into the office when students arrive and then collected at the end of the day.  

Any orders for the current scholastic book club brochure (issue #1, 2024) need to be in by Friday, 23rd February. If making a cash order, please return the order form to the school office with the child’s name, room number, selected books and the correct money owing. Orders past this date can still be made directly online as long as they are within scholastic’s final closing date, however they won’t be delivered through the school and postage costs will be added to your order.

https://www.scholastic.co.nz/parents/lucky-book-club/

If you have a concern about your child’s language development, learning progress, social and emotional wellbeing, or behaviour, Te Manawa Tahi have specialists available so you can discuss your concerns directly with them.

This is a free service and each site will be identified by a Te Manawa Tahi sign or flag. Drop into a hub or make an appointment by phoning 0800 524 842 or emailing TT.Support@education.govt.nz. 

Click on the attached PDF to see the current timetable.

Term 1        31st Jan – 12th April
6th Feb         – Waitangi Day (public holiday)
21st Feb.      - School Board Meeting 6pm in Staffroom
29th March, 1st & 2nd April – Easter Holiday

Term 2       29th April – 5th July
3rd June       – Kings birthday (public holiday)
4th June       – Teacher & staff only day
28th June    – Matariki (public holiday)

Term 3       22nd July – 27th Sep

Term 4       14th Oct – 13th December
28th Oct       – Labour Day (public holiday)
Oct/Nov       – Teacher & staff only day, date TBC

For school dates, office hours and school break times please refer to the school website linked here: